Leaving Ireland

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Publication Year:
2014

ISBN-13: 9781453201008

<DIV><B>Gracelin O&rsquo;Malley leaves her beloved homeland for a new life in America in the second captivating novel in Ann Moore&rsquo;s acclaimed Irish historical trilogy</B><BR /><BR /> Forced to flee Ireland, Gracelin O&rsquo;Malley boards a coffin ship bound for America, taking her young daughter with her on the arduous transatlantic voyage. In New York, Gracelin struggles to adapt to a strange new world and to the harsh realities of immigrant life in a city teeming with crime, corruption, and anti-Irish prejudice. As she tries to make a life for herself and her daughter, she reunites with her brother, Sean .&#160;.&#160;. and a man she thought she&rsquo;d never see again. When her friendship with a runaway slave sweeps her into the volatile abolitionist movement, Gracelin gains entr&eacute;e to the drawing rooms of the wealthy and powerful. Still, the injustice all around her threatens the future of those she loves, and once again, she must do the unthinkable.<BR /><BR /> This sweeping novel of the Irish immigrant experience in 1840s America brings a long-ago world to vibrant life and continues a remarkable heroine&rsquo;s bold, dramatic journey through extraordinary times.</DIV>